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Analytics & Testing
Engagement Is NOT A Marketing Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for Most Companies
Don’t believe me? How much money does your company make from comments? How much money does your company make from those people who comment? How much money does your company make from people that comment on your social media posts? Probably none. Engagement, as measured by comments or participation, is nonsense for the vast majority of businesses. Many experts will…
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Marketing & Sales Videos
Do You Have a Home Page Video? Should You?
I recently came across the State of Video 2015 report from Crayon, a site that mentions it has the most comprehensive collection of marketing designs on the web. The 50-page research report focused primarily on detailed breakdowns of which companies use video, whether they used free hosting platforms like YouTube or paid platforms like Wistia or Vimeo, and which industries…
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Event Marketing
What We’ve Learned About Customer Acquisition by Swinging for the Fences
Take us out to the ballgame? Yes! 3DplusMe, a company acquired by WhiteClouds, has been a licensee of MLB for the past two years, creating interactive 3D experiences and personalized full-color 3D products for ballgame-goers. We built and provide the technology that enables MLB attendees to get drafted to their favorite team and “become” a player via our capture-to-print platform. …
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Intuit TurboTax Makes the IRS Look Good
Strike One… today was tax day. I wasn’t really looking forward to doing my taxes, but I want to get them completed with plenty of time left. Having a part-time business (that currently loses money) makes keeping records absolutely necessary and I hate records. So I basically have a file cabinet that I shove notes, receipts, and mileage logs into.…
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E-commerce and Retail
How Should You Sell Online
Choosing where to sell your items online can be a bit like buying your first car. What you choose depends on what you are looking for, and the list of choices can be overwhelming. Community e-commerce sites offer an opportunity to tap into a very wide network of customers but they take a larger cut of the profits. If you…
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Content Marketing
WordPress.com? Here is why I would use it first.
WordPress is one of the major blogging platforms available and comes in two forms, WordPress.com and WordPress.org. First form, WordPress.com, is a commercial service that offers free and paid blogging tools (using WordPress of course) on the web. WordPress.com uses the software as a service model (a.k.a. SaS), maintaining the blogging software tools and taking care of things like security…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Custom LMS: The Game-Changer in Sales Training
Sales in today’s business world presuppose more than mere communication with clients. It is a process that is becoming increasingly multifaceted and calls for constant productivity enhancement. One of the most useful tools to help this kind of evolution is the Learning Management System, or LMS, for short. Customized solutions are easily accessible; however, a tailored LMS solution can enhance…
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Customer Data Platforms
BigQuery: How To Use SQL To Create Demo PII Name, Address, Email, and Phone Number Data
Safeguarding the sensitive information of your customers is crucial. Personally Identifiable Information (PII), such as names, addresses, and phone numbers, is heavily regulated under data privacy laws like GDPR, CCPA, and HIPAA. However, developers, data analysts, and QA teams still need to work with realistic data for testing, development, or demonstrations. For example, I’ve been developing an OpenINSIGHTS demo account…
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Content Marketing
Blogs Versus Forums: Which One Is Right For Your Marketing Efforts
A frequent concern that is brought up when discussing corporate blogging as a business strategy is the fear of customers airing their complaints. When this question was posed in a class I did last week; I missed a critical point I usually discuss. At this core is the difference between a forum and a blog. What Distinguishes a Blog from…
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E-commerce and Retail
ACTIVE Network and Viralstyle: Participant Management and Merchandising
ACTIVE Network annually processes nearly 100 million registrations and more than $3B in payments for over 47,000 organizers and 200,000 activities and events. ACTIVE Network® is the leading global marketplace for activities and events, connecting participants and activity organizers, while offering unparalleled business intelligence through our industry-leading data solutions and insights platform that helps organizers drive increased participation and revenue.…
